Dominican Food

Chulitos can be made filled with meat (the traditional way) or cheese or just plain. Humble, and often looked down upon, these are one of the best buffet dishes in the Dominican cuisine.

Avena caliente, a hot oatmeal and milk drink, is a nutritional beverage often served with breakfast as/ with breakfast.

Guandules feature in some of our favorite Dominican dishes. Check out these amazing guandules recipes.

Each cuisine has its distinctive combination of spices that gives it its signature flavor; these are the must-have spices in the Dominican cook's pantry.

Enjoy this lovely, luscious dessert with the creaminess of a cheesecake, bathed in golden caramel, and a touch of pineapple flavor you'll surely love.

This time, we won't talk about the sophisticated sweets we are served sitting in restaurants; we will talk about the great variety of popular Dominican candy and traditional dulces de colmado you can typically find in grocery stores, or roadside stands in the Dominican Rep.

Enjoy this Guava juice (jugo de guayaba), one of our popular refreshing juice recipes, featuring one of our native tropical fruits.

Serve delicious Empanaditas and Pastelitos with your picadera; they are a must at a Dominican party. This recipe has options for different doughs, fried and baked, and fillings with chicken, pork, beef, cheese, seafood, vegetables, and sweets. There's one for every taste.

Sirve ricas Empanaditas y Pastelitos con tu picadera, son parte obligada de una fiesta dominicana. Esta completa receta tiene opciones de diferentes masas, fritas y horneadas, y rellenos de pollo, cerdo, res, queso, mariscos, vegetales y dulces. Hay algo para cada gusto.

Ésta no es una receta tradicional dominicana, aunque a la mayoría de los dominicanos les gustaría. Es una limonada de jugo de acerola con ron blanco dominicano. Sólo tiene 4 ingredientes y se prepara en unos minutos.

This is the complete collection of locrios, from the fanciest to the simplest. There's certainly no lack of options here, and you'll surely find one that'll make everyone at the table happy.

We love homemade, we rave about it, and we have here sauces, seasonings, and condiments to give your food that criollo flavor you love.

Whether you are an expert baker or a beginner in the kitchen, you can find a recipe for traditional Dominican bread that you can prepare and love. From classic favorites to lesser-known ones, check out our best bread recipes and learn how to make them at home.

You'll love a steaming plate of our wonderful Moro de habichuelas negras, or black beans and rice. Follow our easy recipe and add Dominican and Spanish Caribbean flavor to your meal

Let's make these crispy, flaky, Dominican Yaniqueques, and it will feel like a day at a beautiful Dominican beach.